fox's adam housley has the story on veterans day. >> thank you, coleman, digs in a little deeper and keeps arms swinging. >> reporter: from the infield to the battlefield, jerry coleman served his team and his country, but don't call him a hero. >> a lot of people look at you and say, "you're hero." you know who the heroes are, don't you? they're the ones that didn't come back. i have friends that didn't come back. >> he walked away from professional baseball to fight alongside those friends sevenning with distinction in world war ii and korea. nicknameed "the colonel" due to his rank, he was only major leaguer that saw combat duty in two wars, flying 120 combat missions, piloting a dive bomber, earning him 13 air medals and two distinguished crosses. >> the country is one of the dominant factors in your life, especially the united states. if you haven't been out to the world to see how other things go you don't know what you who are talking about. you realize this is even. >> sing to center. >> even meant playing for the new york yankees. as a starting second baseman, he won rookie